In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
DOGENTo be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
More Dogen Quotes
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold
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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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